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DAX Studio

DAX Studio is an open-source Windows tool for writing, running and analysing DAX queries against Power BI, Power Pivot and Analysis Services Tabular models. It is distributed free of charge under the Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL).

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source
  • Freeware

  1. DAX Studio is licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL), which grants a royalty-free copyright and patent licence to reproduce, modify and distribute the software.[1]

  2. Under the Ms-RL reciprocal grant, anyone distributing a file that contains code from the software must provide recipients with that file's source code and a copy of the licence.[2]

  3. The Ms-RL grants no rights to use contributors' names, logos or trademarks, and the software is licensed as-is without express warranties.[3]

  4. DAX Studio is offered as an installer and as a portable zip, and can also be installed through the Chocolatey and winget package managers.[4]

  5. DAX Studio connects to Power Pivot for Excel, Power BI Desktop, Azure Analysis Services and Power BI Premium XMLA endpoints.[5]

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References

  1. DaxStudio/license.rtf · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. DaxStudio/license.rtf · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. DaxStudio/license.rtf · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. DAX Studio · daxstudio.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. DAX Studio · daxstudio.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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